Archangel Waterfall Tree Clones Growing in Oregon
Archangel captured genetics and propagated copies from one of the world’s largest trees, the Waterfall Giant Sequoia. Look at the trees now!
Tree Planted by Frederick Law Olmstead Cloned by David Milarch
Part of the mission of Archangel Ancient Tree Archive is to clone iconic trees to ensure their preservation. The Central Park Beech tree famously planted in New York City by Central Park architect Frederick Law Olmstead and cloned in 2008 with assistance of David Milarch, then of Champion Tree Project International, will be replanted in all five boroughs of New York City.
Archangel Participates in Carbon Offset Project
Archangel is participating in a study of how many Champion sequoia trees would be required to offset the University of Michigan’s carbon footprint.
Archangel Successfully Clones John Muir’s Giant Sequoia
Archangel Ancient Tree Archive has successfully cloned John Muir’s beloved giant sequoia. Approximately 400 cuttings from the original tree were sent to Archangel Ancient Tree Archive in April 2013. Since then, the staff has been hard at work trying to save this living connection to John Muir.
John Muir Sequoia Cloned by Archangel
Archangel has been tapped to propagate a tree planted in about 1898 by naturalist John Muir in order to save its genetics. The Giant Sequoia, like so many in the San Francisco Bay area, has been afflicted with a vascular fungus.
Roots Sprout on Our Waterfall Tree Clones
The 3,000 year old Waterfall Tree (Sequoia giganteum) is perhaps the world’s largest known single stem tree. Its trunk is 30′ in diameter at the base. In 2011, Archangel Ancient Tree Archive collected cuttings from the tree in an effort to clone this tremendous specimen. We have recently seen success in rooting these cuttings.